[Air-l] we need a better word than lurking

[Christopher Lueg]

On Mon, 7 May 2007, Lois Ann Scheidt wrote:

> Call me old-fashioned but the term doesn't bother me, and I'm a
> "Professional-Lurker."

Let's not forget that even those who among us who contribute regularly to 
all kinds of online forums are 'lurkers' most of the time.

just as Barry said:

>>> Indeed, 99% of the time, I am a Reader only of Wikipedia articles. I try
>>> only to contribute when I actually know something, like Social Network,
>>> Bronx High School of Science, and Barbra Streisand.

christopher


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